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action of the Consul General at Shanghai had beon confined to calling the attention of British aubjecte tothe Ordar-in-Council of 1904, by which British subjects are förbidden to assist in any way in the carrying on of War, insurrection or rebellion against the Government of China. That pronouneoment makes clear the position of the British tuerchiant, or trader, but what is the attitude of the man of the Chinese race who is a British subject ? The proclamation of neutrality made by the Hongkong overa ment was certainly intended to include all such perscas. British subjects, irrespectiva of race, were to be bound by the prohibition, †
at recent apponings Tu our wilst it may well be asked if that order is being strictly observed. In other words, is Hongkong observing tit strict neutrality which the British Government has ordained should ha carried out? The Hongkong Governmeal, it must be amitted, has not itself committed angbreach of neutrality. Its sins, if any, are
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Mr. R. H. A. Gressen, head of the Cal- cutta firm of Messrs. Jaedine, Matheson & Co. has been elected Sheriff of Calcutta.
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CANTON.
CANTON January 3rd. SHAMEEN NOTES.
The 11.M.S. Clio-das rdieved the Rosario Fund-new
naval-faces are among us again. Commanders Bymer and Archdale and the other officers of the Rosario, who were very popular on the island, are badly missed, and on the cessation of trouble here when the mavy leaves, us for good they will leave a gap behind them which will take some filling.
On New Year's Day, General Anderson, General Officer Commanding the South China Forces, and Major Tulloch, his chief staff officer, visited Shameen and inspected the defences.
On New Year's night, the annual ball given by the British bachelors was held in the Club theatre. There was a kirge gather- ing of residents and friends and the mumerous naval and military uniforms, pre- sent gave a touch of colour to the gatherings
not usually met with in Shameen.
The theatre was very tastefully decorated with lags and evergueças and with strings of cctric lamps, and the committee in
TELEGRAMS TELEGRAMS.
THROUGH. REUTZ'S AGENCY.]
THE REVOLUTION,
FUTURE OF THE CONFERENCE.
A Shanghai telegram states that, owing to the resignation of Tang Shao Yi,, the Imperial dolegate, because his compliant attitude during the peace negotiations vas disapproved at Peking, the continuation of the Conference is impossible.
BRIGAND ROLE AT TAI YUAN FU
The Daily Meil correspondent at tho secretary of Poking states that
the Italian Legation, who has returned from Thi Yuan Fu, reports that conditions are
very critical thors, as the brigands rule the town and thirty Italiau priests are in
that much of the revolutionary propaganda huma on the 1st Insi, from Seattle. Newscharge of the lighting arrangements deserve kardy. The Italian and British Minis-
Of
has been married on from Hongkong. course, when discovered it WILA sup. pressed, but there can be no denying the fact that the Rorolutionurios have taken advantage of Hongkong's geographical position to make the Colouy a has of operations. Despite the official prohibition, Chinesa were able to develop their schemes, in The Colony so that when all was prepared they had simply to proceed to Canton at the proper time and complete the nterprise. That applies to the more active operations, but there are still others no less important. What can he said of the fact that several Chinese newspapers in Hong. kong have been allowed to advocate the revolution in their eckamus daily, and con- tinue to do so? What can be said of the fact that mon canvass for subscriptions for
MORE SUBSCRIPTIONS.
has been received by the local agents tina congratulations on the beautiful appearance of the dancing hall. Dancing was carried the ship reached Yokotina yesterday.
on into the wee sma' hoors," and a most The Queen's College enjoyable night was spent he all. A paragraph in Magazine sups --". The meent changes have caused a great transformation among our students. Queues are now almost a thing of the past and there are not less than tor broods of head gear to be seen about the place
Colony as a result of the desire of the Chinese Hat stealing has bene con in the
for western headgear. A favourite dodge of the hat thieves is to get an old round Chinese has and when they see a man coming along wearing a new hat day throw the old one in front. As he bends down to look at it the new Fat is gathed from his head.
Commander Beckwill, R.X., westerday fined the niaster of the steam-launch Lee To
The merchants guilds all over Canton and district are taking steps to try and procure subscriptions, which are literal taxes, tron all round the delta, and meetings are being held in many places in this connection. At Samshui a large meeting was held and a moharities. So far nothing but generosity considerable sum of money promised the
has been met with in this line. But it is a
ters have informed Yuna Shih Kai, who has promised to send troops.
TURKEY AND ITALY.
PEACE IN VIEW,
LONDON, January 5th. The Times correspondent at Salonica states that there is reason to believe that the
teen arranged between Turkey and Italy, general conditions of peace have already
{THROUGH, REUTER'D. LAMSOS.)
ANGLO-AMERICAN ARBITRATION.
LONDON, January 5th. Router's correspondist at Washington wires that in a speech misle in the Senate, Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska denounced the Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty und charged the Govorartan with bluudering into zoningling allume. Senato: Raynor of Maryland, a democrat, fled a ainority report in favour of the amended ratifica- of the Arbitration Treaties.
SHIPPING IN THE PANAMA CANAL.
Loson, January 5th. The British Press, referring to the sug- gested preferential rates to Americau shipping passing though the Panama Canal, declares that the proposal is a breach of the provision of the Hay-Paunceforts trouty, whiel stipulated for equality of treatinent. for all shipping. Mr. Nagel, Secretary of Commerce, in his annual report, agrees that proferential rates are impossible, aud; he proposes instead, an annual Treasury appropriation devoted to the payment of tolls on behalf of Amaricen voesols. The report of the Foreign Commerce Committeo of the House, which has just visited Fran proposis rates of from two to four shillings per ton, with profurenca for American shipping.
difficult position and a dangerous precedent and that the near future will see the dos Messageries Maritimes, informs us of the
termination of hostilities.
BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY.
LONDON, January 5th.
It is announced in Berlin that the British
that the Government hire are setting, and the outcome of it all is what none can foreser. Troops are being evilised every- where and in numbers that would seem to infer that before long the Government will whole male be keeping and paying the $5 for carrying 17 passengers in excess of population, a situation the mere mention of His which shows in absurdity. The present the number allowed by his license.
Catton calls itself the Worship remarked that there seemed to beGovernment in no, control exercised over such kunches and Kwangtung Military Government, and it from a German fortress.
for all its he would have to make an example in theertainly deserves its name,
incrests and administration has been milit- erv. Of course, this was the essential ques- In Sumptary jurisdiction at the Supremetion when the Rebels came in, but there are
present cast.
Court, yesterday, Mr. Justice Gompertz gave judgment for plaimiffs in the case in which the Sze flap firm sued Tse Yung te recover $1,000 for work done. Plaintiffs waived $459-93. In order to bring the summary jurisdiction. Mr. Leo. D'Almada e Castro appeared for the plaintiffs.
case
into
A number of indian police were stoned yesterday morning by the Chinese canigrants who had collected outside the Harbour Oljee. It appears that the police endeavoured to keep a ma of rowdy spirits in cheek. The action of the police was sented and a number of stones thrown. The police at once drew their revolvers, and this hard the inmediate effect of dispersing the crowd.
any
economic questions in Canton which, if not attended to, might cause trouble at time. This system of subscriptions is one thing. While at present it works beautifully when enthusiasm is present everywhere, and people are giving what they can, still it is a very dangerous system. We have only to member the forced loans and taxes of the Stuart times to recoguise this, and the authorities would be well advised to devise Some schime more equable
and less
prisoners, Trench and Brandon, will be subjected to mon: rigorous restriction in consequence of the escape of Captain Lux
RUSSIA AND PERSIA.
LONDON, January 5th.
· Reuter's correspondent at Toleran wires that the executions of Sikutul Islam and other ecclesiastics at Tabriz is particularly resented, because the Russians selected for the execution the most solemn Persiaa holiday.
HOLLAND'S QUEEN.
Loscox, January 5th. The absence of Queen Wilhelmina from liable to abuse. After the enthusiasm of the the State ball at The Hague has been much new state of affairs has worn off this system commented on. A raport of a gratifying, would be simply the ukl" Squceśc pidgin "nature which has hitherto not been denied is
the support of the revolutionary government and acknowledge these in the Chinese press? Surely these constitute a departure from the 49.40 4.23 attitude of strict neutrality ? Surely
that is ass sting a belligerent? Almat (The above Privos nelude duty.) -
tedly the question of neutrality is more complex in Hongkong at pre 4. §. WATSON & CO., at that huy where else, by reason of the fact that we have men of Chinese race who feel that they are one with those who are in revolt in Chian against the established régime, and yet by their birth are British. subjects. It is perhaps putting too great a ¡struíu upon hain aature to expect that ties of kinship and bonds of sentiment are to lo sundered at this most critical perjod in the history of the Chinge race, and that men are to remain passive while the strug gle continues before their eyes. It is too much to expect. Of course Hongkong is unt | the only inwilling offender in this respect, because we are all well aware that Chinese connnuuilies in the Straits Settlemente, Netherlands India, San Francisco, Japan and other places have rendered substantial financial assistance to the rovolutionaries Moreover, the plan of the revolution- aryampaign was developed in to places rather than in China itself. Still, it is not for any for ign Government to be blind to the infringements of neutrality laws. If for example, there are any British pubjects of Chinese race who identify' themselves with either of the belligerents, by working for them here in Hongkong, or in Canton, they must be called to account. in the case in which the Pak Fook Tang guards at hand when they swooped down. [NAKORO OFFISH: 10A, 1ks Yetz ROAD The Government must Lot discriminate. firm proceeded against Messrs. Heusend though the villagers made a light of it
Eberius and Co. tu recover $14.92 for LONDON OFFION: 131, FLOFT STEBT. EC One man should not be allowed to do what
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all are warned not to attempt. In short, the Hongkong Government should be coù. sistent, and no matter what the results may
be to individuals, however prominent they may be in the Colony, the neutrality of
above suspicion..
As interesting lidnapping story has been reported to the police. A woman informed
under a new name:
One thing the newcomers have done is to make the police more elicient. There are not on many more police pairoiling the streets, but they are better clothed and better armed, and are doing their works much better than
current respecting the cause of her absence.
KHARTOUM CATHEDRAL.
LONDON, January 5th The Bishop of London has left for
THE FRENCH MAIL CONTRAŬT,
M. Thomas, local Agent of the Compagnio
receipt from his Head Office of telegraphis adries that the Podal Contrasts have bean renewed by the French Gorerament with the M. M. Company.
THE HONGKONG CLUB TROUBLE.
· The five "boys' employed by the Hongkong Club, who were ou Thursday rewarded on a charge of having refused to wear the uniform provided for them by the Hongkong Club, were again beforo Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yesterday. Mr. H. W. Looker appeared to pro...
senate.
When the defendants were lined up in front of him, his Worship said-The evidence which heard yesterday is to the effect that, lats in November last, the Chairman of the Club got specimens of a uniform which the boys hati boen asked to wear and showed it fo the compradore and the No. 1 boy. The Chairman has further said in evidence that the compradore is tha ordinary channel of communication between the Committee and the servants of the club, and that. he made it clear to the compradore that as soon as the uniforms could be made the boys would be expected to wair them. "That being so, I should'nsaume, but the contrary is proved, that the curapradore communicated this message to the boys. Dir. Edo told me, furlher, that at the time he received no complaint or objection from the boys as to the uniforms. The gar ments were accordingly mado late in Dacomber more than a month after the servants word
garments on the 1st January. Under these aircumstanoes, I can have no doubt that the order was a lawful one. It is not disputed that the order was disobeyed. The defendants, have pleaded guilty, but Mr. Lopher says be was not wish to press the case against them. I find the defendants guilty, and I order them to come up for judgmont when called upon to do so, and to enter into a bond of $50 each to cons up when called upon. The effect of that judgment is that as long as there is no recrudescenos of the trouble they will not be called upon to come up for sentence, but as long as I am on the bench, if there is farther trouble, they will be called ma for sentence.
thers that her son, a boy about four years their predecessors, When one considers Khartoum in order to consecrate the Cath.originally told they would have to wear tho
what a conflagration a "match might have set aliglic here they are to be congratulated on the order they have kept.
of age, was missing, and as the result of inquiries it was believed that the woman's lover had abducted the child, taken him to Rongmoon, and sold him for $:5 The
On the river things are not so quiet as in man was arrested on his return, as well as the city, and stories of robberies come in two q said to be accomplices, and it is frequently. A village in the Ko Ming dis- expected that the child will be brought back rice was completely fouted at the week-end by a gang of robbers wip had evidently been in residence in the virinity for some time, waiting their opportunity.
from Rongmoon.
Judgment was delivered by Mr. Justice Gompertz in the Supreme Court, yesterday
The result, of course, was that there were no soldiers or
and killed some of them, the looters were breach of contract. His Lordship said he successful and made off with their plunder, must give judgment for the defendants. Io
A NEW GÓVERYOR FOR KWANGTUNG. the first place lie thought agreement to
The Chinese newspapers state that Mr. arbirate formed a condition precedent. Or Chan, the present acting Governor, has the facts be thought the defendants, gotceived a wire telling him that Mr. Wong
SITUATED as Hongkong is, on the border of Hongkong should, like Caesar's wife, he / practically what they asked for, and is ching Wei is proceeding to Canton to take
the
The French Mail of the 5th December was
malters of that sort if they gave an order in such terms, he thought they get what they wanted. Judgment with, costs was
entered for defendants.
.
A daring robbery was attempted on the Blue funnel steamer Astyanax while she whs lying at Holt's wharf On Thursday Some half dozen nuen came along night board, and locked from the outside the side during the night, cambered unicon on doors of the forecastle. Then they proceed ed to remove a portion of the cargo of cotton. However, they were not long at work when they were discovered by the quartermaster, wlio raised the alarm. All the men bolted, and the fact the crew were unable to get out of the forecastic enabled them to make good their escape, with the exception of one man- who was arrested and handed over to the police.
China, and possessing as it does a large Chinese population; it is only to be expected that the Colony is more keenly interested in The revolution than parhaps any other part delivered in London on the 4th January. of the British Empire, and the fact that this interest may be manifested in directions
The British Manchurian Concessions, Ltd., which are hardly consistent with
has been registered with a capital of £105,000, in atitude of neutrality adopted by Great deferred ordinary shares of 14 nach, to acquire Britain is one which has not altogether and held concessions, land, wines, laing egaped attention, but we doubt if the sub rights, o, in Manoharis or elsewhere. The ject has received the earnest consideration first directors are:--F. M. Matthews and H. which it deserves, especially in Hongkong. A. Turner. Qualification, ne share Re- On the outbreak of hostilities the Hongkong | muneration, £400 each pår annum (ohairman£53
lovernment issued a proclamation of neut extra). Rogiatored office, 170, Strand, W. C. rality, and if anything were negled to more clearly define the attitude which British
In the Supreme Court posterday, Mr. Jotico subjects should take it is fumished by Gompertz sitting in Sammery Jurisdiction, gestion wakol and answered in thesid he thought the practice that had obtained mouth. Mr. recently of firing cases a long time in advance Imperial Parlinteont last
THE “KWONG YUEN,” BATHURST, a Unionist M.P., drew attention had many disadvantages. He proposed inthe
The launch Kant Kai returned yesterday to the action of the British Consul-General future never to fix a date more than a week in" at Shanghai in giving notice to traders of advance, valess the next work was occupic by from her search for the burnt steamer: sessions or original work. Three or four cures | Awong Yuan. They ascertained from some British nationality that they must not pro could be fired for one day, and as one case was fishermen that the if fated vessel went down vide either of the belligerents in Chinese dealt with the next would be dealt with in in Achou Bay, Tai O Island, but the men Empire with supplies of any kind, and order. It would be a great conroniones to the on the launch took soundings and could find asked whether that notice could not be profession, and he proposed to commence it ap no trace of the wreck. An confirmed withdrawn. in view of the circumstance once. If any real inconveniones-should arise, it report has been received to the affect that was being diverted from could always be put right a thought the thirteen additional survivors were picked up that traile
by some fishing boats.. British to other channels.. The official stem was worth trying.
up the post vacated by Mr. Wu. So far nu explanation on criticism is offered.
ASSAULT ON A RIVER STEAMER.
In the Marine Court, yesterday,, before Commander Beckwith, R., T. Allan, chief officer of the steamer Hui Chow, charged two cooks with assault.
Complainant stated that when he ordered
of the defendants to move away from a passage which he was blocking up, he spát him into the galley, and he took up a cleaver in his face. Complainant thereupon pushed
adral.
THE ADELAIDE PARLIAMENT.
AN AFFEAL TO THE COLONIAL OFFICE
LONDON, January 5th.
An Adelaide telegram wates that the Premier, Mr. Verras, before dissolving Parliament, appealed to the Colonial Office to angad the constitution to prevent the Legislative Council from thwarting tho will of the people. The Colonial Office repled that intervention in the affairs of a self- governing possession would be unjustifiablo until every constitutional mans had been exhausted.
tacking to the Appropriation Bill a vote for the establishment of a State brickworks..
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.
The crisis was due to the Government
ME. HEALY ANXIOUS.
LONDON, January 5th." Mr. T. Healy, M.P., speaking at Mallow, aid he was most anxious about the financial If the clauses in the Home Rule Bill. Government withheld the meins to develop Irish industry and commerce, and kept tie
their own pockets, then the Bill would be ten millions sterling raised from Ireland in
and went for him. The second defendant mockery and a delusion. He did not believe
CORRESPONDENCE."
DOGS HOME.
TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS. '
January, 8th 1912. SI-May I ho allowed to acknowledge through your paper the following donations to the Dogs Home?
Dr. J. Bell.
Mr. F.B. L. Bowley
Mr
Stabb
Mrs. F. G. Figg
Mrs. F.D. Stogart
$10
50
50
Hon. Mr. E. A. Hareti
S.P.0.A. par Hon. E. A. Howell A Friend
100
Total
352
It may be remembered that the som require
hit complainant on the head with a potato that the Bill would pass the House before masher. When he ordered them ashore they the General Election, and be greatly feated is $1,000. Donatione may be sent to Mr. refused to go. His Worship" remarked that
that the prejudices of the English people F. K. Tata, Queen's Buildings or to-Yours it was a serious case of armed assault, and would then be powerfully excited in connec faithfully,
was against all good order and discipline. He sentenced each defendant to ten weeks imprisonment with hard labour, and ordered them to pay a sum not exceeding £3 toward the cost of their maintenance.
We regret to say, romarks Church Notes, that the Church Body do not see their way at resent to appoint a successor to Mr. Thornbili, bat they have placed a certain sum in the hands of the Bishop of Victoria for the provision of Sunday assistance to the Chaplain during the next few months
tion. with unpopular measures like the Insurance Act. Moreover, the recent bys- elections constituted a by no means hopeful
Bugury.
ILATER
The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Carson opens hig Ulster Anti-Home Bule Campaign at Omagh to day. Contingents of people are travelling thither from all parts of Ireland The Rt. Hon. Mr. Winston Churchil opeus the Liberal campaign at Belfast on the 8th inst.
CHARLES H. HICKLING.
Tho Mango
3 Kennedy Road,
On the 13th and 14th ult. Mr. Justice Buckhill was engaged in the Divorce Court, London on a case in which Mr. John Curriers Hanson, formerly a solicitor practising in" Shanghai and now resident in London, petitioned for a decree dissolving his marriage with his wife, Gladys Emma, and alleging her misconduct with John George Moncrieff and Ernest Atkins. The suit was defended, and the case had not concluded when the latest mail left.